There’s good news for newspaper football gossip columns, with the confirmation that Manchester United will continue to spend big on new players.

The Daily Mail says that Old Trafford executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward insists the Red Devils won’t tighten their belts, despite splashing more than £250, on stars since Louis van Gaal took over as boss last summer.

In the Daily Mirror, former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp claims that Jurgen Klopp was not Liverpool’s first choice to replace Brendan Rodgers.

Redknapp says that Carlo Ancelotti, once of Chelsea and Real Madrid, was the man they wanted at Anfield.